jQuery removeClass() Method

The removeClass() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery that is used to remove one or more class names from the selected element.

Syntax:

$(selector).removeClass(class_name, function(index, current_class_name))

Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

• class_name: It is an optional parameter that is used to specify the class name (one or more class) to remove. Multiple class names are separated with space.
• function: It is an optional parameter and it returns one or more class names that need to be removed.
  • index: This parameter is used to return the index of the element.
  • current_class_name: This parameter returns the class name of selected elements.

Return Value: This method returns the selected element with the specified removed class name.

The below examples illustrate the removeClass() method in jQuery:

Example 1:

Output:

👁 jquery-26

Example 2: This example does not contain a parameter. This will remove all classes for the selected element.

Output:

👁 jquery-27

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